<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jaylen-Brown-Ime-Udoka-Celtics.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaylen Brown admits strong push for Black coach for Celtics prior to Ime Udoka hiring</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-21T20:51:02-07:00">September 21st, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-21T20:51:02-07:00">September 21st, 8:51pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo is a freelance writer, TV producer, and news editor based in Manila, Philippines.  He will debate anyone to death that Penny Hardaway is the real GOAT, and he will work for pizza.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston Celtics wingman Jaylen Brown is one of the more socially active players in the NBA. He’s a big proponent of the Black Lives Matter movement, even joining the protests in his hometown of Atlanta last year.</p><p>That’s why Brown was very happy to see that seven new African-American coaches have been hired by NBA teams for the upcoming season, including of course Celtics coach Ime Udoka. The 24-year-old Brown admitted he made a strong push to convince the Celtics brass to hire Udoka (via <a href="https://theundefeated.com/features/jaylen-brown-on-why-its-important-for-celtics-and-nba-to-hire-african-american-head-coaches/">The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears</a>).</p><blockquote>“They were on board with it. They talked about it. It wasn’t like it was just about being African American. (Udoka is) more than qualified.”</blockquote><p>Udoka served as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, and Brooklyn Nets before finally landing his big break with the Celtics. He has learned from some of the great minds in basketball, particularly Spurs mentor Gregg Popovich.</p><p>For Brown, hiring African-American coaches is still a tightrope for some NBA teams. He said some do it just to “shut them up” on talking about racial equality. But regardless, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jaylen-brown/b56809d9/stats">Celtics All-Star</a> will continue to push for his advocacy.</p><blockquote>“People may disagree, like, ‘They’re not qualified. They’re just getting the job because they’re African American.’ You’ve seen people say that in the media. And things like that. That’s some (expletive). There’s plenty of qualified African Americans and Black people that can do their job. And they deserve to have a seat at the table.”</blockquote><p>The Celtics have a lot to prove this season, but Udoka should be glad to know Brown has his back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaylen Brown admits strong push for Black coach for Celtics prior to Ime Udoka hiring

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jaylen-Brown-gives-massive-update-on-his-wrist-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics’ Jaylen Brown gives massive update on his wrist injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-21T12:35:09-07:00">September 21st, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-21T12:37:16-07:00">September 21st, 12:37pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt has been an editor at ClutchPoints since 2018. He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown missed the end of the 2020-21 regular season and the playoffs due to a left wrist injury that required surgery. It was painful for Brown to not be out there on the court with his teammates as the Celtics were stomped by the Brooklyn Nets in five games in the first round.</p><p>Now, though, Brown is eyeing a return to the court for training camp. The 24-year-old Celtics swingman spoke to <a href="https://theundefeated.com/features/jaylen-brown-on-why-its-important-for-celtics-and-nba-to-hire-african-american-head-coaches/" rel="noopener">Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated</a> about his return timeline:</p><blockquote>Yeah, that’s the goal. My wrist has been healing. Some days it’s better than others. I got to continue to push and work, but I’m excited to be there for camp. And I’m excited to be there with my teammates, and start to build, and start this journey, man. I missed a lot of time, so I’m looking at the season like I’m ready. I want to play. I’m ready.We started back so quickly [last season]. I didn’t really have an [offseason]. I was dreading coming into training camp, like, ‘Oh, man.’ I was already hurting. I had a good season, but my body barely kept up. So, this year I think I’ll be a lot better in that category.</blockquote><p>This doesn’t necessarily mean the Celtics star will be 100% ready to go at the start of training camp, but things are certainly pointing in the right direction. Boston put roughly a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-timetable-return-wrist-surgery-revealed/" rel="noopener">three-month timetable</a> on a return to basketball activities after the surgery in mid-May, so even if he’s not 100% for some reason, he’s very close.</p><p>Brown and the Celtics are looking to bounce back from a disappointing season marred by health problems. Brown himself had the best season of his career when healthy, averaging a career-high 24.7 points while adding 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown gives massive update on his wrist injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/aaron-nesmith-jaylen-brown-jayson-tatum-celtics.jpeg"></figure><h1>Celtics swingman Aaron Nesmith’s honest take on Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown duo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-10T18:27:44-07:00">September 10th, 6:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-10T18:28:31-07:00">September 10th, 6:28pm</time><address><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@markhaynesnba?lang=en">Mark Haynes</a>Mark Haynes is an NBA beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors for ClutchPoints. He also hosts a YouTube series, Year 1 by ClutchPoints, where he interviews professional athletes about their rookie season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics">Boston Celtics</a>‘ two young All-Stars in Jayson Tatum (23) and Jaylen Brown (24) form one of the most exciting duos in the NBA. Success in their careers started quickly. If it wasn’t for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, they might even be NBA champions by now.</p><p>In an appearance on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twq4p0SSYDI">ClutchPoints’ YouTube series “Year 1,”</a> second-year shooting guard Aaron Nesmith (21) discussed playing with the tandem.</p><p>“It’s a great opportunity to be able to learn from guys like them. Guys who have been there, done that, and made it to multiple Eastern Conference Finals at a very young age,” Nesmith continued. “They’re very talented guys…The way they take care of their body, and then their work ethic, being able to learn from those guys, has been a huge learning curve, [and] an advantage for me.”</p><p>In this year’s NBA Summer League, Nesmith was impressive, leading the Celtics with <a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Aaron-Nesmith/Summary/132149">17.4 points</a> and 6.2 rebounds per game.</p><p>Nesmith is a player whom Celtics fans should be excited to have on their squad. If his progression from Summer League translates to the regular season, he could be a pivotal piece to another championship run.</p><p>The future is bright for the Celtics, and the rest of the league knows it. Staying together and building chemistry almost guarantee a future opportunity to be in the Finals.</p><p>“We don’t talk about the potential we have or staying together. We’re focused on one year at a time. One game at a time… We don’t think about too much in the future, just trying to win every single day,” Nesmith told ClutchPoints.</p><p>In Nesmith’s rookie season, he played 14.5 minutes while averaging 4.7 points per game as a reserve. In his second season, you can expect a jump in his production. Playing in the NBA Summer League and getting a full training camp should be helpful, as he gets ready to be a supporting hand to Tatum and Brown.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics swingman Aaron Nesmith’s honest take on Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown duo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Celtics-Jayson-Tatum-Jaylen-Brown-Marcus-Smart-Ime-Udoka.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics coach Ime Udoka lays out bold plan for Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-25T00:00:54-07:00">August 25th, 12:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-25T00:00:54-07:00">August 25th, 12:00am</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo is a freelance writer, TV producer, and news editor based in Manila, Philippines.  He will debate anyone to death that Penny Hardaway is the real GOAT, and he will work for pizza.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka sure has a load of talent at his disposal. But after a string of underwhelming stints, the Celtics could really use a revamped game plan.</p><p>For Udoka, there’s no question that Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart can produce, but are they maximizing their skills? For the Celtics tactician, with the way the NBA landscape these days, his three main cogs should further develop their playmaking skills (via <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-coach-ime-udoka-identifies-areas-where-he-wants-cs-improve?fbclid=IwAR1iOY3dqwlIVJjkDKQ2iR1kSLRhSBfRkMfflzE2OPTMAwqepDwEFnB62FQ">NBC Sports Boston</a>).</p><blockquote>“I see a lot of guys that were kind of you’re turn, my turn at times and I think the next step in their evolution is being playmakers in general. Marcus (Smart) hasn’t always been the starting point guard or a guy who’s had the ball in his hands a ton, and he’s yearning for that. So we’ll entrust in him to have more responsibility on his hands. Jayson and Jaylen, like I’ve mentioned quite a few times, trying to make those guys better playmakers. They’re pretty natural scorers.”</blockquote><p>Singling out Smart should mean that he’ll finally get the starting point guard role he’s been coveting. Even though the Celtics acquired Dennis Schroder from the Los Angeles Lakers, it seems Udoka will hand the keys to the temperamental Smart, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/marcus-smart/b2b309fc/stats">averaged solid all-around numbers</a> last season.</p><p>Of course, Udoka, a well-known lockdown defender during his playing days, also wants the Celtics to embrace a defensive identity.</p><blockquote>“Took a step back in some areas there, so we’re digging on that and trying to put our stamp on the team defensively as well. When you look at those little things, there’s a lot of ways we can improve and we’re not far off.”</blockquote><p>The Celtics ranked no. 13 in defensive rating last season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics coach Ime Udoka lays out bold plan for Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/celtics-news-jaylen-browns-hyped-reaction-to-boston-teammate-jayson-tatum-capturing-gold-in-tokyo.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart’s hyped reaction to Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum capturing gold</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-07T12:33:31-07:00">August 7th, 12:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-07T13:43:05-07:00">August 7th, 1:43pm</time><address><a>Luke Shen</a>Luke is an undergraduate student at UCLA and writer for ClutchPoints. His first love was baseball, but he has since grown a love for all things SoCal sports (plus the Packers!). He was born and raised in Irvine. Go Bruins!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Team USA Men’s Basketball just won their fourth straight gold medal at the Olympics in an 87-82 <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31977021/team-usa-men-basketball-beats-france-win-fourth-straight-gold-tokyo-olympics">victory over France</a> on Saturday, thanks in large part to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics">Boston Celtics</a> forward Jayson Tatum’s 19 points and 7 rebounds on 8-14 shooting. Following the victory, Tatum <a href="https://twitter.com/jaytatum0/status/1423898155859554304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1423898155859554304%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fceltics%2Fjayson-tatums-olympic-gold-medal-creates-new-nickname-celtics-star%3Fcid%3DYahoopartner%3Dya4nbcs">posted a celebration tweet</a>, dubbing himself with a new nickname: Gold Medal Jay.</p><p>An interesting nickname for sure. Though it hasn’t quite caught on yet, Celtics teammate and partner in crime Jaylen Brown took to Twitter to congratulate the young star on his big accomplishment:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The St. Louis Representative <a href="https://twitter.com/jaytatum0?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@jaytatum0</a> just got him a gold medal🥇 💯 that’s tuff !!</p><p>— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCHWPO/status/1424079007696318472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Defensive stalwart Marcus Smart was also thrilled to see Tatum’s success:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nothing tastes better than Gold, medium well, with a side of 🔴⚪️🔵! Congrats <a href="https://twitter.com/jaytatum0?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@jaytatum0</a> on your GOLD! Solid and 🔥 as always! Proud of you and <a href="https://twitter.com/usabasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@usabasketball</a> ! <a href="https://t.co/Hf34vxPSxr" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Hf34vxPSxr</a></p><p>— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) <a href="https://twitter.com/smart_MS3/status/1424081074901114886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s great to see the camaraderie that the Celtics have for each other – this kind of chemistry is exactly what drives teams to succeed against adversity come the playoffs and other big moments. Unfortunately, Boston was unable to unleash their full potential in the playoffs this year, as Brown went down with a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31422580/jaylen-brown-done-season-due-wrist-injury-boston-celtics-say">wrist injury</a> right in his best season yet before the most crucial stretch of the campaign. Tatum was still able to lead the Celtics to a win against the title-favorite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> in a huge 50-point game, but the C’s would still end up losing the series 4 game to 1 in a gentleman’s sweep.</p><p>The gold medal is quite the consolation prize for Tatum, however, and his 19 points off the bench once again showed his penchant for showing up to ball in big games.</p><p>Though the Celtics were relatively quiet this past offseason, opting to avoid trading for or signing marquee names to bolster the roster, their future is promising. Tatum, Brown, and Smart will only continue to improve, while rising young talent like Payton Pritchard, Robert Williams III, and Grant Williams will all make big strides this year as well.</p><p>Despite a loaded Eastern Conference, you can’t count out any team with a talent like Jayson Tatum. 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